PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I was watching Good Morning America last week and saw a story that just resonated with everything I share and write about related to newsjacking and “celebrity sells” when pitching the media. Remember to think about what medium you are pitching. That helps when you pitch too, to show them the visuals.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. Finally, about 40% either have no plans to use it, or simply aren’t sure. How does PR’s use of gAI compare to marketing?

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

In Arizona, most business publications run their finance issues in November and December; therefore, I expected a frenzy of pitching immediately, followed by a lull. ” Sure enough, two solid weeks of pitching landed two byline articles, and a handful of interviews. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. That dreaded lull.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 26, 2018

To build a productive relationship with an influencer you first have to cut through the clutter so that your pitch is heard. You need to write a compelling message that’s probably an email that can get through this influencers defenses and encourage them to work with you. What do you write and why? What is your role?

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Garrett Public Relations

JANUARY 19, 2020

With the new year well underway, many small business owners and freelancers may be looking for ways to streamline projects and squeeze more productivity out of the workday.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 17, 2015

For the first ten years of my career, I thought noisy posts from journalists complaining about PR pitches were merely self-aggrandizement. I’ve always worked hard at understanding a reporter’s coverage and sending good pitches. As a result, I chalked up bad pitches to one or two lazy PR people (or worse, intentionally manipulative ).

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2021

That would be a tremendous outcome both for your business and website. A press release just might get your business out into the public at no cost to you. Before Writing a Press Release. Once you know your purpose and the 5 W’s, you are ready to write. How to Write the Best Press Release? Newsworthy.

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PR Fuel

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Even if you are adept at writing, you may not necessarily have the kind of writing skills for a press release. The Great Elevator Pitch Press Release. A great elevator pitch should grab the attention and sum up who you are, along with what you do, in all the time it would take to share an elevator ride with someone.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

The last thing they want—or expect—to see in their news feed is a blatant sales pitch from your brand. But if you’re a digital marketing company selling to small businesses, your job on Facebook is a lot tougher. Practical, business-oriented brands must work harder to make themselves appear inviting and generate engagement.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2018

You need to plan, then write your strategy based on these findings. The barrier which is plotted the furthest to the top right is the most important and most addressable barrier to achieving the business goal. Be sure what you are measuring matches business goals. So they both got it! How do you get it and finally get there?

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PR for Anyone

JULY 14, 2022

Now is the best time to pitch the media, especially television. Pitches are much lower this time of year so it’s a great opportunity for you to start pitching. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. The system works. Create Great Hooks.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 21, 2022

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Today I am challenging you to start pitching the media regularly. Think about what you can pitch the media for the rest of the year. Now, follow the Get PR Famous™ formula and pitch away! NOW is YOUR time to be seen, have your voice heard, and really elevate your business.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I found myself covered with social media calendars, PR pitches, blog posts, website projects, advertisement assignments, and what felt like a million clients to call. The thrill of hunting new business, executing existing projects and partnering with others in my field gave me the will to go out and make things happen.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 6, 2016

Particularly in the case of small businesses, getting an influencer to notice you and talk about your product or service can be discouragingly difficult. Share their posts, leave a few comments on their blogs – really start engaging with them, before you can ask them to contribute a guest post, or tweet about your product.

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ZudePR

JULY 20, 2016

When I’m not doing a good job for clients, I write about digital PR/marketing for publications including Social Media Examiner , SEMRush , PR Daily , PR Moment , MuckRack , and Business2Community. In some small businesses, the owner also produces the product or service, markets it and delivers it to clients.”. As well as blogs.

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Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

Write and distribute press releases. Speech writing. Write media pitches about a firm and send them onto journalists. Copy writing, blogging and content generation. Regardless, there are multiple ways of working with agencies in a flexible way to suit your business needs.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 6, 2022

Although it’s still cold where I am, NOW is the time to start pitching the media all of your spring ideas. What I pitched was that the number one search on Google right now is “how to clean…” People are searching for “cleaning tips” and I’m going to provide it. PR FOR ANYONE. The system works!

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Couple that with an endless to-do list of research, writing, media training and more, and it seems nearly impossible to keep up, let alone make sense of it all. Pitching PR In this podcast, host Lesley Luce “cuts through the jargon and puts a new spin on the PR industry.” Business 24. Throughline “The past is never past.

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Beyond PR

MAY 9, 2017

You know that guest blogging on other authority websites is one way to establish your thought leadership and expertise. But did you also know that accepting guest bloggers on your business blog is a way to get great content that they’ll help you promote? Bloggers who did nothing to promote the content they published on my blog.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 9, 2006

Your first introduction of a client to the media should not necessarily even be a pitch (there are always exceptions). Yeah, the Bad Pitch blog is always telling everyone to hurry up and wait. But keep in mind that heeding our mantra drastically cuts down the cycle time of your first, second and third pitch.

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I am writing to you from 35,000 feet where American and something badly branded as Gogo Inflight has granted me 12 buck access to the Internet. Finally: Who will we be pitching? I laughed (out loud) earlier this year when writing to compliment Tom Friedman. I mean, welcome to the 2000''s, right? They''re asking: 1.

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Mora Communications

AUGUST 31, 2015

So why am I telling you to pitch the national press? So then, is national a waste? Most people will probably tell you so. Most people will tell you to stay local, because that’s where your bread and butter is.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Your small business may feel like a tiny sapling under a canopy of tall trees. How do you bring attention to your business? There are so many other businesses out there, and people only have so much attention to give. PR helps small businesses build brand awareness and credibility.

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PR Fuel

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I hope you enjoy the reviews below, where I cover email marketing, email customer service, and email pitching. 7 Tips on Writing the Perfect Welcome Email. Whether you are posting on social media, writing a blog post, or commenting on another thread, the impression that people get of you and your business will stick.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is post 1 of our 5-part #CreativePR blog series. Twitter users at the panel got busy in a discussion around the theme, talking about new ways to add substance to conversations rather than simply “be heard,” how to demonstrate authenticity, and which apps and social platforms are on their radar.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In Authority Creator, Your team will learn HOW to craft the perfect foolproof narrative, How to discover your brand voice and tone, How to craft the perfect pitch, (Plus who to start pitching to!!) and Wall Street Journal just BEGGING us for a quote from a small business owner just like you! That starts NOW.

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Beyond PR

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Don’t put all your efforts in pitching and getting media placement to waste by simply throwing your hands up rather than dealing with measuring results. Susan Guillory is the president of Egg Marketing & Communications , a marketing firm specializing in content writing and social media management.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2006

When we did the Yarn Bus for Flying Fingers, we were already in a massive pitch mode for the previous six months, having landed everything from local TV to morning shows, about edible yarn, only at Flying Fingers. If one person learns how not to be a dumb ass when dealing with a reporter or a client, it was worth writing the book.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

A few weeks ago I saw some referral traffic coming from Forbes in Google Analytics for a corporate blog. When I traced the source, it stunned me to find my employer’s blog listed right alongside powerhouse consumer brands. Still there are obstacles in big brands that small businesses never encounter.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2015

That’s not by accident, and though I’ve managed a half-dozen or so firms in my tenure, including international firms, I tend to favor a smaller shops, that are nimble, highly responsive, provide access to the firm’s leadership and by virtue of being a small business, have some of their own skin in the game. d) make a decision.

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Rock the Status Quo

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Journalists love to bash PR pros… and some of us give them ample reason, pitching without taking time to manage the due diligence that makes a pitch resonate. If eight out of ten pitches are irrelevant, it’s no wonder that journalists ignore most of their inbox and sleuth out their own resources. This might be why.

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PR Fuel

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The more you foster these types of relationships, the more successful you will be when you pitch. 7 Tips for a Better Pitch. Successful PR people know that pitching is a science. Here are 7 simple tips you can put to use today to improve your pitches. You need to personalize your pitch.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 20, 2010

We’ve been receiving more than a few pitches from Jennifer on behalf of Retrevo. And for this she’s getting a good pitch seal of approval from the Bad Pitch Blog (we used to call it Glinda the Good Pitch, but how cool is that, really?) Before we post her pitch, we asked Jennifer a few questions.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As a journalist who writes about pretty much everything for pretty much everyone (most recently The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Smithsonian Magazine), all of the above are things I hear on a pretty regular basis. Here’s another thing: Sometimes when I meet with a company about what they’re doing, I don’t write a story right away.

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